Teaching Assistant

Falcon Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 8NT

4 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 per hour

Teaching Assistant job summary

Tel: 01603 441417

Email: office@falcon.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.falcon.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Sharon Hunter

• Salary - Scale D, £13.26-£13.47 per hour
• Temporary contract to 31 August 2026
• Part Time
• 27.5 hours per week (M-F)
• Term time plus one week

About us:

Falcon Junior is a welcoming, inclusive school with a 'Good' Ofsted rating, dedicated to fostering growth and providing top-quality education. We wish to appoint an outstanding Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated school staff supporting individual learning and behaviours for learning within the classroom. You will be able to make an impact on pupil progress and engagement working in a supportive Year 3 class. There will be opportunities for on-going professional development. Hours of work, 8.40am – 3.10pm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting individuals with an EHCP or SEN plan to access the curriculum
• Following individualised behaviour plans to support positive behaviour in the classroom
• Supervise children during playtime or on school trips when directed
• Work closely with the class teacher and the Year team as a whole
• Assist the teacher with preparing classroom resources and maintaining a tidy classroom when required
• Support within the year group when required

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner
• Has successful experience of working in Year 3 and Key Stage 1.
• Has high expectations of what children can achieve
• Is able to support the curriculum in a creative way
• Can inspire all children including those who have barriers to learning
• Can work as part of a team

For more information, see the job description.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@falcon.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date:  12 January 2026, 3pm

Interview date:  16 January 2026 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Falcon Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Falcon Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/falcon-junior-school

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